ContentBridge

ContentBridge are based In Los Angeles, California. They are a diversified new media firm providing a range of strategic services including: Distribution, Marketing, Online PR, AdShare™ Content Protection & Monetization. Based in California, ContentBridge handle artists, content producers, and rights holders from large to small in all genres and types.

Every day, distributors and library owners are faced with greater competition and higher customer expectations. New distribution platforms continue to grow, while existing platforms are expanding with new approaches. It is a real challenge to manage the complexity of the ever-changing exhibition business models.

Challenge

ContentBridge maintain a very extensive back-end system to manage and control their customer’s digital media content and rights. This system must be constantly updated and maintained to respond to the ever-increasing and changing media platforms and formats that are available online.
ContentBridge needed development help that is flexible and cost-efficient to support their fast-growing business but wanted to avoid the overhead of maintaining a large, internal development team.

Solution

By partnering with Jamaza, ContentBridge were able to build a flexible development solution with Jamaza’s experienced and reliable team. This support ranges from long-term planned projects to fixes and patches that must be turned around quickly.
We work using Agile methodology and tasks are organised via daily scrum meetings organised by Jamaza with ContentBridge’s VP of Engineering. Detailed development specifications and progress reports are also provided so that ContentBridge always have a crystal clear picture of what is planned, what is complete and how long everything takes. Jamaza have been providing development support for ContentBridge for over 5 years.

Technologies Used

Development languages:
•    PHP, Javascript, jQuery, HTML, CSS
•    Java, C++
Platforms:
•    Mac OSX Server, Linux, Solaris, Windows
Storage and Networking:
•    Cloud, Virtualization
•    NAS, SAN, Amazon EC2
•    FTP, SFTP, Aspera, Transporter
•    XML, MySQL, NOSQL, XML
Encoders:
•    Episode Engine, Carbon Coder, Apple Compressor, Digital Rapids
•    FFMEG, Retorcode, PVCONV, LAME, FAAD, FAAC, SOX,FLAC
DRM:
•    Audio/Video watermarking
•    Audio/Video fingerprinting (Spread spectrum, INA, ...)
•    Monetization, adshare,...
API integrations:
•    Apple iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, NetFlix, Hulu, CinemaNow, FunMobility, InDemand, CableLabs, PlayStation, Telefonica, Sprint, DailyMotion, ...
Methodologies:
•    Test Driven Development, Agile, Automated nightly Unit Tests